Barny Purvis

Hi Byron; I was checking my mother's Bible and noticed that my GreatGrandfather's name was Barny Purvis. I don't have birth or death dates but he was married to Pollie (maiden name not known)Purvis. One of their children was my Grandfather John Benjamin Purvis born 11-22-1872 and died in 1944. He was married to Winnie Lee Nora Helms Purvis who was born 1-22-1876 and died in 1948. Her parents (my Greatgrandparents )were Barbara Nell Helms and John Helms. My Father was Rev. John Collie Purvis born 1-11-1911 and died in 1984. He was born and raised in Southeast Alabama ( Enterprise, Sampson, Geneva, Coffee Springs; Coffee, Heny, Houston Counties). I was born in Enterprise in 1947 and grew up in Dothan, Ala. After 21 years in the Navy I retired in N.C. Would love to hear from you to see if we can share info and possibly share an ancestor.

Barny Purvis

I've scanned through my charts and I don't see any direct relationship. There we quite a few Purvis/Purves families from Scotland/England/Wales pre 1800's. You may be decended from a different ancestor. I'll look over what I have in my records more thoroughly to make sure though. Email me directly if you find out anything else.

Found John's Birthyear - Still need date

I found out that John is a "John Jr."He was born 1777, to: Col. John Purves and Eliza Ann Pritchard.

Col. John was born abt. 1746 somewhere in Scotland, and came toCharleston, SC in 1765. Most likely a religious refugee.

I still do not have an exact birthdate for either Col. John or his son, John Jr.I also can't find birthdates for thier wives, Elizabeth Lovett, John Jr.'s wife, or Eliza Ann Pritchard, Col. John's wife.

Thanks for any help!-Byron

James Morgan Mary Ann Parker Purvis

Did you know that James Morgan and Mary Annare buried in Pecan Cemetary in Purves, ErathCo., TX? Mary Ann is a sister of my gg grandfather, John Wesley Parker. Have her siblings if you want them. James' siblingsinclude Melville, William, Alford, Elizabeth Ann, Walden, Nancy and Mary. John Elizabeth are in 1850 Scott Co., Ms. censusas is James Morgan and Alford or Alfred.Makes us distant cousins. Dempsey

RE: James Morgan Mary Ann Parker Purvis

Hi Cousin!Yeah, I think I do have that written down somewhere in my notes. I have a GEDCOM file if you would like to swap information. I'd love to find out more about the Parkers!Thanks for getting in touch with me,-Byron

Reply to Susan

James Morgan Purvis' wife was Mary Ann, notNancy. He was born in 1826 and she in 1828,so they could not be the parents of Georgeand John P. Neither are George and John onthe list of James' brothers sisters. Also the 1850 Scott Co., Ms. census givesJames' birthplace as N.C. Sorry I couldn'thelp.

Re: James Morgan Mary Ann Parker Purvis

Mary Ann Parker and James Mogan Purvis are my GGG-Grandparents. Their son, James Bruce Purvis and Nancy Amanda Turney are my GG-Grandparents. Their daughter, Laura Belzora Purvis and Alfred Alexander Chapman are my G-Grandparents. I cannot find any info on Mary Ann's parents other than, they were John Parker and Morning Star. Laura Belzora used to say she was related to Quanah Parker. I am trying to verify this. Can you help? Thanks, Glenn